Hi,
I have become in doubt whether I should keep my Asus Strix GTX 970 or if I should swap it to an MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G. The main reason for this is that I have seen a number of reviews stating very high idle temps on the Asus as opposed to the MSI (44 vs 28 degrees celsius):
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/graphics/41608-asus-strix-gtx-970-4gb-review?showall=&start=6
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/graphics/41610-msi-gtx-970-gaming-4g?showall=&start=6
and (in danish though):
http://www.tweak.dk/review/ASUS-Strix-GeForce-GTX-900-Series-Roundup/2141/3/1
http://www.tweak.dk/review/MSI-Twin-Frozr-GTX-970-Gaming-4G/2083/3/1
Can this really be true? Seems kinda strange to me. In other reviews the difference is very small though.
I tend to let my pc render during the night, which usually only involves 100% CPU load and no GPU load, but I was wondering if the Asus card really is significantly hotter at idle than MSI, and if it will affect my CPU temps?
The rest of my PC involves a i7-3930k, Corsair h100i cooler and an Antec P280 with 3 Arctic Cooling F12 PWM fans.
What do you think?
I have become in doubt whether I should keep my Asus Strix GTX 970 or if I should swap it to an MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G. The main reason for this is that I have seen a number of reviews stating very high idle temps on the Asus as opposed to the MSI (44 vs 28 degrees celsius):
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/graphics/41608-asus-strix-gtx-970-4gb-review?showall=&start=6
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/graphics/41610-msi-gtx-970-gaming-4g?showall=&start=6
and (in danish though):
http://www.tweak.dk/review/ASUS-Strix-GeForce-GTX-900-Series-Roundup/2141/3/1
http://www.tweak.dk/review/MSI-Twin-Frozr-GTX-970-Gaming-4G/2083/3/1
Can this really be true? Seems kinda strange to me. In other reviews the difference is very small though.
I tend to let my pc render during the night, which usually only involves 100% CPU load and no GPU load, but I was wondering if the Asus card really is significantly hotter at idle than MSI, and if it will affect my CPU temps?
The rest of my PC involves a i7-3930k, Corsair h100i cooler and an Antec P280 with 3 Arctic Cooling F12 PWM fans.
What do you think?